Showing posts with label joy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label joy. Show all posts

Friday, April 19, 2013

Letter to Baby




Photo By: Becka Edmonson

Dear Sweet Baby Girl,

I saw you on the ultrasound a few days ago. I cried when they told me you where a girl. I have dreamed of you for so long, and now you are real, and your Dad was just as over joyful as I was. My heart is just so full of happiness I can hardly stand it!

I think about you all the time. It’s hard not to. You are always with me squirming around and kicking your tiny toes against my tummy my favorite part of pregnancy. 

Your brothers are all excited to meet you. They place their hands on my tummy to try to get a feel of you kicking. You often go all shy on them. I wonder if you will be shy. Your brothers are not shy at all. Your oldest brother has already written a song about you.  Your middle brothers are going to smother you in kisses.  You are already loved so much.

I for one toss and turn at night thinking about getting up to feed you, holding and snuggling you in my arms. Wondering what you are going to look like, and what your little personality is going to add to this family.  The excitement level is high, and I can’t wait to meet you my sweet girl. Girl I can’t believe I am saying that, I can’t believe how blessed I am, I can’t believe I will be holding you in only a few short months! How beautiful life is…….
 
 

Monday, July 16, 2012

No Good Rotten Day with a side of Thankfulness


You know how sometimes you just have a no good rotten day. Well that’s me today. Nothing is seemingly going right. I have been let down by people I trusted, and untimely I lost focus and got extremely frustrated to the point of tears today. It happens sometimes days just don’t end up the way we wished.  However sitting here during my little pity party and praying  some serious prayers. You know the everyday kind of prayers Jesus help me!!! At least that’s me every day.   I am absolutely weak and I need your strength and your Spirit to guide me.  After I finished talking to Jesus here what I came away with today.  “Be Joyful always. Pray continually. Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not put out the spirits fire” 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18. Ooooo!!! maybe I really lost focus today.  

After that I decided to write down 10 things that I was thankful for today. This is a daily practice for me although I usually just do 5. I decided to double that, and I decided to share them with all my readers today.

10 Things I am Thankful For Today:

-          A husband that first loves God so that he can better love me and his family!

-          The encouraging words of my Life Group pastors!

-          The 6 blooming Sunflowers in my garden

-          That I walk in my house and love that it’s home

-          Music

-          The sweet Cashier today at the store who had nothing, but nice things to say about my children

-          Answered Prayers

-          The Rose Bush that was gifted to me

-          That no bills came in the mail today

-          Three beautiful sons’s who amaze me every day!

Thank you Jesus for all these things and your love for me in the big things and small, on the bad days and good, and even when I lose focus. Thank you for not just new days, but for new hours and minutes!
What are you most thankful for today. I would love to hear what brings thankfulness and Joy into the lives of my readers. Please share your stories, thankfulness, and joy with me today!